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J. L WALSER.

PRINTING `AND FLDNG MACHINE. APPLICATION man ssPT. 2o. 1917.

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@riginal application. fled duly tl., itil?, Serial No. 179,836. Iiividedand this appl Specication of Letters Patent. l limppigipiptmjl lidiar.29, 1921.

i. filed September ltd, i917. fierial No.. 1953,273.

To @ZZ fui/ione may concern:

lie it linovvn that l, deserti d. Wensen, a citizen of the UnitedFitates, residingr` in Uhr cago, in the county of @colt and tritate oflllinois, have invented certain new and ful improvements in ljlriiitiugand Folding li/lachinee, of 'which the following speer iication.

rlhc invention relates to' printing prennes and to folding ineclianiei stherefor, and to such machines vvlierein printed products of variouslriiide, and. of various einen, may be printed and foldpd in .differentways and in different sites of signatures, that is signatures ofdifferent dimensions and of differA ent numbers of pages, and in all ormostcases folding the signatures so as to provide three open or freeedges on all the signatures, and with the fold either at the top, bottomor bacli of the printed pages.

@ther objects ofthe invention will be set Y forth hereinafter in part,or will be obviousillustrate one embodiment of the invention, K andtogether with the description serve to explain the principles thereof.

Of the drawings: j

Figures l, 1h and 1, taken together and in the order given, are a frontelevation of a machine constructed in accordance with the principles ofthe invention;

Fi 2 is a view substantially on the line n A- of Fig. 1, looking in thedirection of the arrows, and being a transverse elevation of a portionof the'foldin mechanism;

Fig. 3 is an, end view ooking at Fig, 1c from the right;

Fig. 4 is ah enlarged view ofthe central portion of Fig.2;

Fig. 5 is an end view ofone ofthe impression cylinders of the half-tonepress; 4

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a. formcylinder.

Figs. 7 to 18 are diagrammatic developinents of the form cylinders,showing with four, live and eight plates, respectively, around thecylinder, and their respective proddicts with different Width Webs andas coming from the different collecting and folding cylinders; fUlf-these: l' to ll ldrow developments of the forni cylindersJ witheight pilates around the forin cylinders; l

14:, l5 and ld show the same but with four plates around the formcylindene;y

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lt will be understood that the drawings are more or less diagrammaticiii character, details of construction being omitted from. the variousviews for the saire of clearness.

Referring by Way of example to the illustrated embodiment, there areprovided printing means and mechanisms ofdiiferent kinds adapted toprint iii different ways, and to print pages of different sizes, to 'out'sheets of different sizes, folding the sheets in different ways andtherebyv making the fold in different relation or position with respectto the pages, that is, having the fold either at the top, bottom or backof the pages, and alsotherewith' to produce signatures having differentnumbers of sheets therein. y

More particularly, there areA rovided in ta lio or rotogravure printlncouples a apted to print on both sides o the web, and in conjunction orcoperation therewith printing mechanisms for printing in' one or morecolors upon the same web, and more particularly, as embodied, relief orhalf tone printing mechanisms for printing in two colors upon both sidesof the web; the plate or form cylinders being adaptedV totake plateswith V,the page length extending either along the formI cylinders orcircumferentially thereabout.

In the exemplified form, further, the plate l cylinders are four platesWide, for a given size, and are ei ht plates'arourid whenl the pagelength is isposed along the cylinders, an five plates around when thepage length is disposed circumferentially about. the

c linders. It will be understood however, t at the invention is notlimited in the num ber or Vdimensions of the y plates upon the 4formcylinder.

Further, in particular, in connection with the printing mechanism, afolding mechanism is provided which will fold the perfected sheets cutfrom the' web, whether printed with the larger size or smaller sizepages, or with diiierent numbers of plates arranged about the formcylinder, including numbers of plates which are not multiples of eachother,' and will fold the signatures either at the sides of the pages,or at the tops or bottoms of the pages, as may be desired, and in eachmanner of folding will turn out the signatures with the other threeedges thereof free or open, and with signatures varying widely in thenumber of pages as well as in page size.

Referring more particularly to F ig. 1a of the drawings,a source ofpaper supply such as a web roll 1 is provided the web m therefromrunning over rollers 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, between the first printingcouple.

In accordance with one feature of the invention, this printing coupleoperates on the rotary intaglio or rotogravure principle. Theintagliated or engraved cylinder 7 has its shaft 8 supported indemountable bearings 9, of suitable and approved design, said bearingsbeing mounted upon the machine frame. The cylinder 7 rotates in asuitable ink or color fountain 10, the doctor -blade or wiper 11removing the surplus ink from the surface of the cylinder at a pointbetween the color fountain 'and the impression or printing line. Asuitable regulating or adjusting mechanism 12 is provided for the doctorblade 11.

An impression cylinder V13 coperates with the c linder 7 to print uponthe web The cylinder 13is provided with means for supporting orsuspending it and for moving it away during the removal or renewal ofthe cylinder 7, and for regulating the impression. In the embodied formof such means the shaft `14 of the cylinder is carried in journal blocks15, which blocks are slidably mounted in the press frame 16. The journalblocks 15 are connected to threaded rods'17, which rods engage threadedholes in the frame 16.- Splined to the respective rods 17 are wormwheels or gear wheels 18,

`which mesh with a thread or worm upon a shaft 19, said shaft beingmounted in the press frame, and provided with a hand wheel 20. Byturning the hand wheel 20, the cylinder 13 may be moved, positioned andregulated as required with respect to the cylinder 7.

- The web after beingprinted upon by the cylinders 7 and 13 passesaround a suitable drying cylinder 21. The web ai then passes aboutthe`rollers 22, 23 and 24 and is led between the second intaglioprinting couple which may be generally simiiar to that just described.

In the second printing couple, an intagliated or engraved cylinder 30has its shaft 31 supported in the demountable bearings 32, of suitabledesign, carried upon the inachine frame, as shown in F ig. 1. A doctoror wiping blade 33 cooperates with the cylinder 30 to remove the surpluscolor from the surface thereof in a well-known manner, the blade 33being provided with suitable regulating and adjusting mechanism 34.

`Coperating with the cylinder 30 is an impression cylinder 35, havingits shaft ends 36 mounted in journal blocks 37, which blocks arereciprocable in guides 33 formed on the machine frame. The blocks 3G aresupported by threaded rods 39, which rods are threaded in the machineframe'and provided, respectively, at their upper ends with gear or wormwheels 39% Meshing with the wheels 39 are gear teeth or worm threads onthe shaft 40, which shaft is mounted on the machine frame and isprovided with :i hand wheel 41. By turning the hand wheel 41 cylinder 35is moved upwardly and downwardly as desired to permit ready removalandinsertion of the c linder 30, and to regulate the impression. libe weba: runs from the cylinders 30 and 35 over` rollers 42 and 43, about asuitable drying cylinder 44, and thence about rollers 45, 46 and 47 onto the succeeding mechanisms, as will be later described.

Suitable means for driving the mechanism just described are provided,and such means are partially indicated in the drawings.-I

Two sets of bevel gears 48 receive their drive from cooperating bevelgears 49, upon a driven shaft (not shown). Gears 50, 51 and 52 aredriven therefrom. Gears 53 on the shafts 8 and 31, respectively, ofcylinders 7 and 30 drive their respective cylinders. .fr suitablevibrating or reciprocating mechanism for the doctor or wiper blades 11and respectively, are provided, and are indicated generally by referencenumeral 454.

The web passes around rcllersG and GG to the printing mechanisms shownin Fig. 1", the web passing thence nzit' an inipression cylinder 67.Coperating with' the impression cylinder 67 is a form or plate cylinder68, provided with. suitable inlring mechanism, which is partially shownand is indicated by reference numeral 69. Coperating also with theimpression cylinder 67 is a form or plate cylinder 70, the form cylinderhaving a suitable inlzingmechanism which is partially shown, andindicated by 71. rThe web may thus be printed in two colors upon oneside by the mecha-A nism just described.

The web :v passes thence to an impression cylinder 72, with whichcoperates a plate or form cylinder 73, the form cylinder having asuitable inlring mechanism partially shown, and indicated by referencenumeral 74. A second plate or form cylinder other or opposite eide intwo colors by the ritrtttllr lilrewise cciiperetes with impressioncylinder 7 2. Cylinder 7 5 is provided with a suitu able. inlringmechanism, which is partially shown, and indicated by reference numeralrlhe web e is thus printed upon the vcylinders 7%, 73 and 75 inetdescribed.

Suitable odset devices are pro-vided, if de sired, lor the impressioncylinder 7 d and, es shown, en oliset web y is riin about the impressioncylinder, the web running trom its supply roll 77, client roller lll,through the impression in contact with the previously ilreshly printedeide ci the web c, enc. ler 701. rlhe rewindinpj web npon rellers dit,er il deeired both beiny 'riven to rewind the web at a en erm cr lineerSpeed. dnitable slitting are previded, and in .the embodied ifornc. oneor incre rotery elitters @il elite the web preparatory to ite beingdirected to the 'leiding mechaniein. ldlelerring to the webesscciatingmheet cut-iroll d0' cil 'the ill rind il. he r ting andleiding mechanism, and more per 'ticulerly 'tothe devices shown in iland llig. 4l and in the left hand part of ldi y. lc, turning bars 03 and04 are provide'. lor

'directing the parts of the slit web to the cutting end folding devices,in this case theweh beingr slit once centrally and longitudlnally. lnthe embodied form of such devices, there are provided rotary ,cutters 95and 96, provided with two coperating pairs of cutting blades, one airbeing desigxated by 97, 98 and the ot er pair by -99 an 100.

The sheets cut by the mechanism just de-A scribed are delivered A to twocoperating or alternately operating cylinders. The cylinder 101 is acollecting and foldingcy11nder, and is provided with grippers 102 fortaklng the lead of -the-sheets delivered thereto fromv the rotarycutters95 and v96. As

embodied, there are three sets of the 'p7 pers'102, adapted to coperatewith pates i u on the form cylinder in groups or multi,-

' p es of four, tocollect the successive sheets ra signature inawell-knownmanner. Cylinder 101 is also provided with a plurality offolding blades 103. Coperatin with cylinder 101 is a cylinder 104, rwhic`cylinder is provided with a plurality of folding jaws 105, whichcoperate with the respective folding blades 103 to impart anintermediate transverse fold -to the sheet or group of sheets; Duringthe folding ,the sheets are delivered or transferred from the cylinder101 tothe folding-jaws on cylinder 104. The molded sheets are deliveredfrom the folding jaws `105 and are run off between a series of rollers106 and delivered l "either selectively or alternately to the packer.

boxes 107 and 108. A slitter 110 may be employed to sever the twosignatures one from [foldin lill from cylinder-'104 to cy nder 145 andhe folded by folders 153 as later more 4:hilly e described.

tloperating' with the collectingr cylinder' 101 is a transfer cylinderedepted to taire either the lead of the wehe just ae they are cut, or totaire regroupe el sheets 'treni the collecting cylinder, and toperticipe'te in the folding thereof, the icldcd eheets bem ing deliveredat the other eide ci the ine chine from there piet deccribed. lindied,cylinder M0 is provided with. a series el grippers lill 'lor telrinle,nthe leed of the sheet, or Lejrcnp oli' eheets, eind provided lilrevvieewith a ioldinpg hlade'l/ld. ldoperating with cylinder lllll a cylinder123, which cylinder is provided with e lll'lp rality of folding jaws124, which leidingl Y jaws coperate with the loldinp' blade 'trilt oncylinder 1%0, to impart an :intermediate transverse told to the clients,the group el sheets in the melting; el the :told hein@I delivered fromthe cylinder 15250 inte the jaws 1%4 of cylinder 12rd. .lll slitter 111may he employed to sever the signaleren previene to The folded sheetsare then delivereY and transmitted by a series of rollers 125, and aredelivered selectively or alternately to. the packer boxes 120 and 127.

Referrmg more particularly to the del lvices for folding the narrowsheets at the top or bottom of the pagels, there is shown at the left inFig. 2 and g. 4 of the drawings, devices .coperating with certain of themechanisms already described. Said devices comprise rotary cutters 137and 138, whichfre provided with two pairs of co`v operating cutters, onepair being indicated by numerals 139 and 1.40 and the other pair bynumbers 141 and Y142. The sheets cut off by the rotary cutters are takenby a collecting cylinder 143, which cylinder is, rovided w1th-a seriesof grippers '144. he sheets so collected are delivered to a transferringcylinder 145 provided with a series of grippe 146. From the transferringcylinder A145, the collected sheets are delivered into a pathway, whichVathway comprisesl tapes 147 yand 148 running over series o'f rollers149, 150, 151 and 152. The group vof collected sheets are therebybrought to position to be folded by a suitable folding 'mechanism, whichas embodied, comprises the pages are arranged longitudinally of thesheets, being printed by the plates arranged with their lengthcircumferentially about the form cylinders, at the right hand in Fig. 1,and in Fig. 3, are shown turning bars 167 and 168 for associating thetwo parts of the web and directing them to sheet cutting and foldingmechanisms. The associated parts of the web pass between rollers 169 and170 to rotary cutters 171 and 172, which are provided with pairs ofcoperating cutters, one pair being designated by 173 and 174, and theother by 175 and 176.

4The cut sheets are fed optionally through rollers 177 and 178 to alcollecting cylinder 179, which is provided with suitable grippers 180for taking and collecting the sheets. From the cylinder 179 thecollected sheets are delivered to a transferring cylinder 181, andtherefrom by suitable conveying means, such as a series of rollers 182,to a suitable folding mechanism. The embodied form of folding mechanismcomprises a blade 183,

cooperating with folding rollers 184 and.

185, and therefr m the sheets are delivered to a packer box r otherreceptacle 186.

In position to take the sheets delivered from the rotary cutters 171 and172 is a transfer cylinder 196 provided with grippers 197. The transfercylinder 196 takes sheets from the rotayry cutters and conveys themalong a suitab e pathway, comprising rollers y 197, and 198, and directsthe sheets. to a suitable folding mechanism. AsA embodied the foldingmechanism comprises a reciprocating blade 199 cooperating with foldingrollers 200- and 201. The folded sheets are delivered to a packer box202, or other suitable rece tacle.

e manner of operation of the hereinbefore described mechanism issubstantially as follows The machine, as already briefly stated, isadapted to produce various sized signatures, both as to the page sizeand the number of pages, and "will fold the signatures, with three edgesopen, and with the fold either at the back of the pages, or if desiredat the top or bottom of the pages (the latter fold being desirable forcertain kinds of work such as heavy catalogue work, where a great numberof signatures are bound together by a glued lflat back). In Fig. 2 andFig. 4 ofl the drawings is shown the folding mechalnism which is usedwhen the plates are put on with -their length disposed longitudinally ofthe form cylinder, and in the present eX- emplification Athere are eightplates about the cylinder. In this case the ages are arranged across theweb and t e sheets. It will be understood, of course, that thedimensions or the number of plates are in nowise restrictive of theinvention.

Describing first the mechanism which produces the signatures with thefold at the cessive sheets is taken by the various sets of grippers 102upon the collecting cylinders 101, and the sheets are there collected,by the usual gripper action, to the desired number. The collectingcylinder is shown as a three way cylinder (that is, having three sets ofgrippers) and is adapted to collect either two or four sheets togetherat each set of grippers preparatory to folding. The sheets may beforwarded without collecting, when desired.

The single sheets or the groups of collected sheets are deliveredalternatively at either side of the folding mechanism, and the sheet orgroups of sheets when delivered to the left (in Fig. 2) from cylinder101 are transversely folded 'by one of the folding .blades 108, and thecorresponding or coperating folding jaws 105 on cylinder 104. When thefolding is effected the group of sheets is released b the grippers 102and is delivered to cylindler 104; in the bite of the folding -jaws 105.The folded signatures are Cut apart by slitters 110, and are deliveredto rollers 106 and therefrom, selectively or alternately, to packerboxes 107 and 108. Whenthe mechanism is so operating grippers 109 aresilenced.

The mechanism just described is employed in the present embodiment witheight plates around and four plates along the cylinder. Various roductsmay be secured by running a full width web, or a three quarter widthweb, and slitting and associating the parts previous to cutting, or byrunning a half width web, and collecting four on or less. The collectinggrippers may also be timed to collect to the full capacity of the formcylinders, or to deliver more than one for each revolutionof the formcylinders. There can be secured by the various arrangements, twothirty-two page signatures folded at the back and open on all the threeother edges. or two signatures with a submultiple number of pages, suchas two sixteen page, or two eight page, or two four page signatures; orone twelve page signature of like kind may be produced.

When the sheet or group of sheets is delivered to the right (in Fig. 2)the two sheets which are simultaneously cut off from the associated websa and b are delivered together to the rippers 121 upon transfer cylinder120. he mechanism could be arranged so that the collecting cylindercould deliver a group of sheets to the transfer l. tl

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invasie boxes 126 and 127. In this case, with eight f plates around andfour plates along the cylinder, there ma be produced by running either afull wi th, three Quarter width, or half width web, either two eightpage signatures, two four page signatures or one twelve page signature,all folded at the baclr and with three edges orsides open.

g Means are provided in coperation with the foregoing mechanism forfolding the sheets, either singly or collected, at either the top or thebottom of the pages instead of at the baclr edge, said means beingadapted also to operate upon sheets of different sizes.

When the sheets of the same size as those which are folded at the back(by the rnechanism already described) are to be folded at the top, thesheet or group of collected sheets upon the c linder 101 is deliveredunfolded to the cy inder 1011, the sheets being taken from the grippers102 by the grippers109. The folding blade 109 and folding jaws 105 aresilenced when the Inachine is so used. The sheet or sheets aretransferred from the cylinder 104 to the cylinder 145, the grippers 109delivering theV sheet or groupof sheets to the grippers 146. The sheetsare then run to the transverse folder 153, which folds them across thetop of the pages, the signatures being delivered therefrom, eitherselectively or alternately, to the packer boxes 156 and 157. Thismechanism vwith the arrangementof plates already assumed, will produceeither one thirty-two page signature, or two sixteen, or two eight pa7 esignatures, each folded at the end, that is either at the top or bottom.

In this case the pagesare the width of two plates with eight platesaround the cylinder, and a slitter `112 (Fig. 2) could be employed toseparate the two signatures as they pass through the folding rollers 154and 155. Double width lates could also be used upon the form cylin ers,or two narrow plates could be used to print upon awide age havin acorresponding rotogravure imyession t ereon.

hen it is desired to fold the narrower size sheets atV the topor bottomof the page,

. the web or webs and the sheet or sheets are directed lfor a portion oftheir course through'another art ofthe mechanism. In such case, the we aor the Webs a. and h are run through,'and if desired associated at, therollers 206, and are directed therefrom to the rotary cutters 137 and188. .l`he cut sheets are then talren, and if desired collected, on

the collecting cylinderl 1113. livrons this cylinder the group of sheetsis transferred to the cylinder 14:5, theA grippers 1111- transferringthe sheets to` the grippers `146. The sheets are then directed to the:folder 153, these narrower-sheets lilrewise receiving the field at thetop of the sheets and are delivered from the folder, either selectivelyor alternatively, to the packer boites 15e and v By the mechanism justdescribed, there may be produced two thirty-two page or` four 'sixteenkpage 'signatures with the full width web, or four eight page signatureswith a half width web, all folded'at the end (top or bottom) and withthe other three edges open.

hen the plates are arranged upon the form cylinder with 'the length ofthe' plates extending circumferentially thereabout, the web is directedto the folding `mechanism shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The slitparts c and al of the web are associated or superimposed by the rollers189 and 17 0, and are cut into sheets by the rotary cutters 171 and172,'and the sheets are talren by the collecting cylinder 179.

The form cylinder may be regarded as having five plates thereabout, andthe` co1- lecting cylindei` 179 having four sets of grippers 180 andthus it will collect the sheets in four groups of five sheets each froma single web, or of ten sheets from a half-width superposed web. Thegroups of collected sheets are delivered successively to transfercylinder 181, and from thence are forwarded to the folder 183, whichfolds the sheets and delivers them to the packer box or receptacle 186.This provides for a forty page signature folded at the bach, and withthree edges thereof open.

If desired, cylinder 196 will take vtwo sheets, and deliver them to thefolder 199, to be folded at the hack thereby, and delivered to thereceptacle 202. In such case the remaining eight sheets will go fromcollecting cylinder 179 to transfer cylinder 181 and from thence to thefolding mechanism `183, and be delivered thence to the receptacle 186.In such case there will be an eight page signature delivered to thereceptacle 202, an a thirty-two page signature delivered to receptacle186. described arrangement, the grippers 180 are arranged to transferthe first two sheets to grippers 182 upon cylinder 198, and to de-Iliver the last eight sheets to the grippers 207 With the lasttheplates-arranged either around or along the impression cylinder. Thecylinder is shown with its cylindrical surface divided longitudinallyinto a plurality of sections, and in the longitudinally disposednecesses between the sections are loca-ted the devices for holdingthestretched packing, blanket, or other covering for the surface of theimpression cylinder. ln the various recesses are shown, more or lessdiagrammatically, the reels`210, upon which the packing sheets, blanketsor the like are wo-und. The illustrated form of fastening device for theother end of the impression cylinder covering comprises pins 211'set inthe face of detachable and interchangeable blocks or bars 212constituting part of the surface of the imv pression cylinder. )Clamps213 are mounted upon shafts 214i, and press the cover sheets down overthe pins 211 in a well known manner.

vThe blocks or bars 212 are seated in longitudinally disposed recesses215 formed in the impression cylinder, the bars 212 being held inposition by suitable means such as countersunk screws 216. The bars 212are of such width that a gap is left between the bar and the oppositeside of the recess in the impression cylinder, as is shown at a, b and din Fig. 5. Through this gap the covering sheets for the segments of theimpression cylinder pass from the fastening means to the reeling andstretching means in the next recess in the impression cylinder.

Interchangeable with theblooks or bars 212 are similar blocks or bars217, the blocks or bars 217 however, being of sufficient width toentirely close the longitudinally disposed recesses in the impressioncylinder. By interchanging the bars 212 and 217 the size 'andarrangement of the continuous surface sectors or sections of theimpression cylinder may be changed, to correspond with changes in thesize and position of the plates on the form cylinder.' Thus, in thearrangement of the blocks or bars 212 or 217, the packing or blankets ofthe impression cylinder which extend from a to b, from b to c, from c to0l and from d to a, making four equal sections in the surface of theimpression cylinder, each such section adapted to coperate with one ortwo printing plates upon the forni cylinder, and actually coperatingwith two plates when there are eight plates around the forni cylinder.By interchanging the block 217 at f with the block 212 at a, andinterchanging block 217 at e with block 212 at d, we would then havethree sectors or sections in the surface of the impression cylinder, oneextending from section e to section f, another such sector or sectionextending from f to c, and the other Jfrom c to e. thus two of thesections would be'twice as large as the remaining one. The two largersections would be adapted to'cooperate with two plates upon the fornicyliiider and the smaller section with one such plate, that is, therewould be live plates laround the form cylinder.y

ln Fig. 6 of' the drawings is shown a forni cylinder adapted to takeplates of diliiei'ei'it sizes. The surface of the form cylinder isprovided with helicoidal undercut grooves 218, in which` grooves run theplate clamps 219, in a well known manner. Thus the plates may bearranged in the various ways required or indicated here-in.

Figs. 7 to 13 show diagrams or developments of the two cooperatingperfectingform cylinders of the relief plate or halttone press shown inFig. l", using eight plates about or around the cylinders. Thesediagrams are applicable to either of cylinders 68 and 70 and ofcylinders 73 and 75, the two sets of cylinders, as already stated.providing for printing in two colors, or for overlapping half-tone orother illustratie and letter press matter.

ln Figs. 7 to 18, the developed oi` diagrained form cylinders are shownfour plates wide, but with eight, ve or. four plates about or around thecylinders, iii the diiiierent figures. rlihe direction of rotation isindicated by the arrows alongside the vurious diagrams.

The nui Lbers on the developments of the plate cylinders indicate therespective plates and pages oithe signature, the niiinheisioii thediagram standing in the same direction as the pages or plates on theform cylinder.

in Fi 7 the plates are arranged eight around die plate cylinders 68 or70, and 'i'l or 75, or 68 and 73 and 70 and 75 and occupy the entirecircumference thereof, the plates being in two duplicate sets along` thecylinders. The perfected web is slit hy slitter 88. turned over bars 93and 94- and associated at rollers 205. lThe sheets are cut by cutters oncylinders 95 and 96 as indicated in Fig. 7. The cut sheets are collectedon cylinder 104, tour sheets superposed, and then receive a jaw fold andare thereby delivered to cylinder 10e, the fold beingat the side of thepages, and are delivered into the packer box 107. The folded signaturemay e centrally slit or cut by the rotary slittei1 while on cylinder104e. rl`his produces two 32 page -prodiicts or signatures, @(1 inchesby 11S- inches, for one standard size or press. These are delivered twoproducts to each signature without slitter 110 or one product to each oidouble the number of' signatures, if slitter 1.10 is used. The referenceto dimensions of signatures is in no wise restrictive oi the invention,but is made to furnish a basis of comparison between the differentnumbers and dimensions of plates employed in the illustrated embodiment.

s to the suceeding figures of the drawleraars inaining dgures withoutrepetition.

lin ltig. 8, the plates are arranged eight plates around the formcylinders in two successive sets or series of four plates each, and

with two duplicate sets of plates along the forni cylinders. ln thiscase the web is slit by slitter d3, is then associated by Yrollers 205,cut by 95, 96 and the sheets are collected in sets or groups of twosuccessive sheets each on cylinder 101, are then transversely folded anddelivered into the jaws 109 on cylinder 104. These so collected andfolded sets are delivered alternately, into the boxes 107 and 108.J Thisgives four sixteen page products 8ginches by 11% inches, which niay bedelivered two products (i c'. two duplicate sets of sheets or pages) toeach signature, there being thus twosignatures, or by using slitter 110,four signatures are secured, each consisting of one product.

lill ll lin llig. 9, the plates are arranged eight plates around theform cylinders in two suc cessive sets or series of four plates each,and with two duplicate sets of plates along the forin cylinders. The webis slit by slitter 83, associated by rollers 205 and cut into sheets at95, 96. The sheets are collected in. groups of two sheets on cylinder101, and the groups of sheets so collected are folded alternately intothe 'jaws 109 on cylinder 104 and, by incans of cylinder 120, into thejaws 124 on cylinder 123, and the products are delivered alternatelyinto the boxes `107, 108, 126 and 'l2/l". This gives eightA eightpageproducts, 8% inches by 11@ inches, two products to each signature,or, if the slitters 110 and 111 are used, it will give one product tothe signature.

Tn Fig. 10, a half width web is used, with y eight plates around theform cylinders, in

two successive sets or series of `four plates each, and with twoduplicate sets of plates along the form cylinders. into sheets by 95, 96and are gripped alternately by cylinders 101 ahd 120. These.

sheets, respectively, are folded into the jaws .109 on cylinder 104 or,passing from cylinder 120, into jaws 124 on cylinder 123, and aredelivered alternately into boxes 107, 108, 126 and'127. This gives eightfour page roduets Se inches by 11g inches, delivers two products to eachsignature, or by using the slitters 110 and 111, deliveringthesignatures separately, that is cut apar ln Figs. 11, 12 and 13, theplates 'are arranged around the form cylinders and inconjunctiontherewith the sheets orsi natures are folded at the top or bottom o thepages. Thus the backs ofthe collected sig'- natures-consist of the cutedges of the sheets,

instead of the folded edges. This is advantageous for certain methods ofbinding andV with certain kindsof binding machines.

The web 1s outV In Fig. 11, the plates are arranged eight plates aroundthe forrn cylinders in two successive sets or series of four plateseach; but

there is onl r one set or series of alates alone the forni cylinders.The web is slit by slitter 83 andturned on bars 93 and 94 and the partsare associated by rollers e.v The sheets are cut on each page length by137 and 198, and the sheets are collected four sheets on or superposedon cylinder 143. The collected roducts are transferred to cylinder 145and receive a lrnife or guillotine fold by knife 153 into rollers 154,155, the fold being, as stated, at the end of the pages and not at theside thereof. The products `are then delivered. This gives twothirtyytwo page products, Bft inchesby 11t- `inches, y i

folded in the inanner already described.

In Fig. 12, the plates are arranged eight plates around the fornicylinders in four su`c`4 cessivesets or series of two plates each, andwith only one set or roup of plates along the form cylinders. The .webis slit at 83, turned at 9d, 94 and the parts associated at rollers 20dThe web is cut into sheets at every page length by 137 and 138, andthesheets are collected two sheets on cylinder 143. These groups of twosheets each are Atransferred to cylinder 145 and from thence to folder159, 154, 155 where they are folded at the end of the page as alreadydescribed in connection with Fig. 11. They are delivered alternatelyinto the two bones beneath the folder. This 'gives four sixteen pageproducts inches by 11S- inches.

In Fig. 1d the plates are arrangedeight plates about the forni cylindersin four successive sets or series of two plates each, with only twoplates along the cylinder in the set. The web is cut at each page lengthby cutters 137, 138 and the sheets are col ected two on soV or piled oncylinder 143. The collected sheets are transferred to cylinder andreceive a fold at the end of the pages, as described in connection withFig'll, by folder 153, 154, and the successive products are deliveredalternately into the two Aboxes 'beneath the folder This gives foureight page Iproducts 8% inches by 41115L inches.

The preceding from Fig. 7 to Fig. 13 relates to eight plates around theform cylinders, the collecting and folding being varied as described tosecure the different deslred products. A

In Fig.- 14 the plates are arranged four. platesabout the form cylinderin one set or series, and with four plates in one set or series alongthe form cylinder. The web 1s slit by slitter 83, turned on bars 93 and94,

and associated at 'rolls 205. The sheets are cut on'each pageV length bycutters 95 and 96 and arecollected, four sheets on or superposed,oncylinder'll. The groups of col lected sheets are transferred unfoldedto cyl;`

lvinder 104, and from thence to cylinder 145.

' bars 93 and 94, and is associated at rollers :205. The sheets are cutat each page length by cutters 95, 96 and are collected two on orsuperposed on cylinder 104. The groups of two sheets eachare'transferred unfolded to cylinder 104, from thence to cylinder 145, andare Afolded along the edge of the page by folder 153, 154,155 and aredelivered into two boxes beneath the folder. This produces two productsor signatures of 16 pages each, 11g inches by 174 inches.

In Fig. 16, there are four plates arranged `around the forni cylindersin two series of `two plates each, and in a series of two plates alongthe form cylinders. The web is cut on every page length at 95, 96, andthe sheets are collected two on or superposed on cylinder 101. Thegroups of two sheets are transferred unfolded to cylinder 104 and thenceto cylinder 145, and are folded at the sides ofthe pages at folder 153,154, 155 and are delivered into two boxes beneath the folder. rThisproduces two eight age signatures or products 11ginches by 171 inches.

In Fig.l 17 there are five plates arranged in a single series around theform cylinders and four plates in a' single series along the fornicylinders. The web is slit by slitter 83, turned on bars 167, 168, andthe parts are associated at rollers 169, 170. The sheets are cut atevery page length by cutters 17' 1, 172, and are collected :tive sheetssuperposed on cylinder 179. The groups of live sheets are transferredtocylinder 181, and are forwarded to and folded along the sides of thepages by folder blade 183 and its coperating rollers 184, 185 anddelivered into box 186. This produces one 40 page signature, 9g inchesby 133%, inches.

ln F ig. 18 there is one series of four plates extending four-fifths ofVthe way around the form cylinders and with four lates extendin along theforni cylinders.

here is an additional series of a single row of four plates extendingalong theV form 4 p cylinders. The web is slit -by slitt-er 83,

turned over bars 167, 168 and the parts associated at rollers 169, 170.The sheets are cut at every page length by cutters 171, 172. The firstgrou of eight sheets are collected on cylinder 1 9, are `thc-meetransferred to cylinder 181, and are forwarded to and folded by folder183, 184, 185, and are then idelivered into box 186. The other group oftwo sheets is taken by cylinder 196, and are thence forwarded to and arefolded by knife folder 199, 200, 201, and are delivered into box 202.This produces one signature of 32 pages and one signature of eightpages, both 9g inches by 135% inches in size.

The dimensions of plates and the numbers of plates, while taken from anactual commercial machine, are merely exemplary and illustrative and arein nowise restrictive of the invention.

ln connection with the different sizes of signatures and arrangements ofplates, it will be recalled that practically unlimited numbers, sizes,and arrangements of designs, illustrations, tints, backgrounds and thelike can be printed on the web in practically any desired relation tothe pages or groups of various numbers of pages of half-tones, letterpress and the like printed from the form cylinders. There is thusprovided in the one machine the capacity to print at high speed from aweb roll books and catalogues of a very wide variety of sizes both as topage size, number of pages, and variety of folds, for binding indifferent ways, with any desired arran 'ement of half-tone or lineillustration with etter press, and an almost infinitely various capacityfor independent design, with a tintedv or tone background, having adesired or selected unit relation to pages, desired roups of pages,folds or signatures as may e deemed best for catalogues and other workwhere artistic and unusual arrangements are not only desirable but oftenof great pecuniary value in attracting attention to goods and thusincreasing sales, and for other purposes as well.

. lt will be understood that changes may be made from the preciseconstruction and arrangements of mechanism shown and described, withoutdeparting from the principlesv of the invention and without sacrificingits chief advantagesA This application is a division of my application,Serial No. 179,830, filed July 11, 1917. i

What l claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patentis 1. The mbination with a printing press printing pages upon a web, ofmeans for cutting the web into sheets, of means for folding the sheetsinto 'signatures with the fold either at the side or at the end of' thepages as desired.

2. The combination with a printing press printing pa es upon a web, ofmeans for cutting the weg into sheets, of means for folding the sheetsinto signatures with the fold either at the side or at the end of thepages as desired and with all the other edges of the signature open.

3. The combination with a printing press printing pages upon a web, ofmeans for cutting the web into. sheets, means for colllli Leraars leitherat the side or at the end ofthe pages as desired.

4. The combination with a printing press printing pages upon a web, ofmeans for cutting the web into sheets after printing, means forcollecting the sheets, a device for folding the collected sheets in onedirection, a device for foldin the sheets in the opposite direction,said rst device being adapted to fold the sheets' or to pass themunfolded to said second device to be folded thereby so as to make thefold either at the side or end of the pages as desired.

5.` The combination with aprinting press printing pages upon a web, ofmeans for slitting and superposing the slit web, means for cutting thesu erposed web into -sheets, and means for fol ing the superposed sheetseither at theend or at the side of the pages as desired.-

6.' The combination with a printing press printing pages upon a web, ofmeans for slitting and superposing the slit web, means for cutting thesuperposed web into sheets, means for collecting into groups thesuperposed sheets, and means for folding the collected group of sheetsinto a signature with the fold either at, the side or at the end of thepages as desired.

7 The combination with a printing press printing pages upon a web, ofmeans for cutting the printed web into sheets, two devices, one adaptedtofold a sheet at the end of the pages and the other adapted toA foldthe sheet at the side` of the pages, a

' deliver, mechanism between said devices for delivering foided sheets,the sheets lassing the delivery mechanism only when t ey are unfoldedand are to be folded by the second folding device.

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h. IThe combination witha printing press printing pages upon a web, ofmeans for cutting the printed web into sheets, two devices, one adaptedto fold a sheet at the end of the pages and the other adapted to foldthe sheet at the side of the pages` a de! livery mechanism between saiddevices for delivering folded sheets, the sheets passing the mechanismonly when they are unfolded and are to be lfolded by the second foldingdevice, both said devices leaving three edges of the sheet o en.

9. rlhe com ination with a printing press printing pa es upon a web, ofmeans for cntV ting the we into sheets, means for collecting'the sheets,two devices, one adapted to fold lthe group of sheets at the end of the.

pages and the other adapted to fold the group of sheets at the side ofthe pages, a delivery mechanism therebetween for delivn ering the foldedsheets, `the sheets passing the delivery mechanism only when they are mau www; na

.the sheets, two' devices, one adapted to fold the group of sheets atthe end of the pages liti and the other adapted to fold the group of fsheets at the side of the pages, a delivery mechanism therebetween fordelivering the folded sheets, the sheets passing the delivery mechanismonly when they are unfolded and are to be folded by the second foldingdevice each of said devices leaving three edges of all the sheets inthe'group open.

11. The combination with a printing press printing pages upon a web, ofolding cylmder, means therebetween for cutting the web into sheets andsupplying them to the folding cylinder, of a folding blade and rollersbeyond the folding cylin'- der anda delivery therebetween taking all thefolded `sheets and passing all unfolded sheets to the folding blade androllers. v

12. The combination with a rinting press printing' pages upona web, o atransverse folding cylinder having folding jaws and sheet conveyinggrippers which are alternatively operable, means therebetween forcutting the web into sheets andl supplying them to the folding cylinder,of a folding `blade and rollers beyond the folding cylinF der and adelivery therebetween taking all the folded sheets and passing allunfolded sheets to the folding blade and rollers.

13. The combination with a press adapted to print pages of differentsizes disposed in the same direction upon a web, of means for cuttingthe web into sheets of different sises to corres ond to the pages, andmeans for folding t e different sized sheets either at the top or sideof the pages.

The combination with a press adapted 'li/l. to print pages of differentsizes disposed in the same direction upon a weh, of means for cuttingthe web into sheets of different since to 'correspond to the pages, andmeans for .80 f a transverse llfl folding the different siaedsheetseither at the 'top or side of the pages, and with the` other three edgesof the sheet open.

l5. rlhe combination with a adapted to vprint pages of different einesdisposed in 'the same .direction upon a web, of means for folding thedifferent vsized sheets either ,lona

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. to ,print pages of different sizes upon a web,

of a folder, a cutting device cutting Sheets of one size, a cuttingdevice cutting sheets of another size, means for directing the web fromthe press to either cutting device and means for directing the sheetsunfolded from either cutting device to the folder.

l 19. The combination with a press adapted to print pages of differentsizes disposed in the same direction upon a web, of means for cuttingthe Web into sheets of different sizes to lcorrespond to the pages,means for slitting and superposing the Web, and means for folding thedifferent sized sheets either at the top or side of the pages.

20. The combination With a press adapted to print pages of differentsizes disposed in the same direction upon a Web, of means for cuttingthe Web into sheets of different sizes to correspond to the pages,collecting devices for the different sized sheets, and means for foldingthe different sized sheets either at the top or side of the pages.

21. The combination With a press adapted to print pages of differentsizes upon a Web, of a folder, a cutting device cutting sheets of onesize, a cutting device cutting sheets of another size, means fordirecting the Web from the press to either cutting device and means fordirecting the sheets from either cutting device to the folder, andanother folding device located betweenpa cutting device and, said folderand having devices for 'either folding sheets or passing them unfoldedto the other folding device.

22. The combination With a press adapted to print pagesof differentsizes upon a web, of a folder, a cutting device cutting sheets of onesize, a cutting device cutting sheets of another size, means lfordirecting the web from the press to either cutting device and means fordirecting the sheets from either cutting device to the folder and acommon transfer device receiying all of said sheets and supplying themto the folder.

23. The combination With a press adapted to print pages of differentsizes disposed in the same direction upon a Web, of a folder, a cuttingdevice cutting sheets of one size, a cutting device cutting sheets ofanother size, means for directing the web from the press to eithercutting device and means for directing the sheets from either cuttingdevice to the folder, said folder folding sheets of one size at the endof the pages and those of another size at the side of the pages.

24:. A printing and folding machine including in combination a formcylinder adapted t'o take plates of different dimensions around thecylinder, a plurality of cutting mechanisms selectively receiving theweb and cutting it into sheets of different sizes, a plurality offolders, and means for selectively directing sheets from one of saidcutters to one or another of the folders.

25. A printing and folding machine including in combination a formcylinder adapted to take plates of different dimen sions around thecylinder, a plurality of cutting mechanisms selectivelyl receiving theweb and cutting it into sheets of different sizes, a plurality offolders, and means for selectively directing sheets from one of saidcutters to one or another of the folders, one of said folders making thefold at the ends of the pages, the other folder making the fold at theside of the pages.

26. A printing and folding machine including in combination a formcylinder adapted to take plates of different dimensions along onedirection of the cylinder, a plurality of cutting mechanisms selectivelyreceiving the web and cutting it into sheets of different sizes, aplurality of folders, and means for selectively directing sheets fromone of said cutters to one or another of the folders.

27. A printing and folding machine including in combination a formcylinder adapted to take plates of different dimensions along onedirection of the cylinder, a plurality of cutting mechanisms selectivelyreceiving the web and cutting it into sheets of different sizes, aplurality of folders, and means for selectively directing sheets fromone of said cutters to one or another of the folders, one of saidfolders making the fold at the ends of the pages, the other foldermaking the fold at the side of the pages.

28. A printing and folding machine including in combination a formcylinder adapted to take plates of different dimensions around thecylinder, a plurality of cutting mechanisms selectively receiving theweb and cutting it into sheets of different sizes, a plurality offolders, and a delivery device between the folders delivering foldedsheets and passing unfolded sheets to another folder.

29. A printing and folding machine including in combination a formcylinder adapted to take plates of different ldimen sions around thecylinder, a plurality of cutting mechanisms selectively receiving theWeb and cutting it into sheets of different sizes, a plurality offolders, and a delivery device between the folders delivering foldedsheets and passing unfolded sheets to aninvasie other folder and aslitter for slitting the `folded product 30. fr printing and foldingmachine including in cornhination a form cylinder adapted to tare platesof diiferent dirnen sions around ie cylinder, a plurality of cutting'inechainsiA selectively receiving the uch and cutting it intosheets ofdifferent i' sites, a plurality of folders, and means for it selectivelydirecting sheets from one of said cutters to oneV or another of thefolders, one of said folders matting the fold at the ends of the pages,the other foldermaking the fold at the side of the pages and producingsignatures with all out edges except at the hald.v y

El. l printing and folding machine including in combination ay formcylinder adapted to talre plates of different dimensions along onedirection of the cylinder, a plurality of cuttingniechanisms selectivelyreceiving the Welo and cutting it into sheets of different sizes, aplurality of folders, and means for selectively directing sheets fromone of said cutters to one or another of the folders, one of saidfolders making thefold at the ends of the pages, the other folderinalrine; the fold at the side of the pages and with all cut edges entiti producing' sign cept at the foldu 32, it printing and foldingmachine inu cluding1 in combination a form cylinder to taire plates ofdiiderent dimensions around the cylinder, a plurality of cutn tais-ngFmechanisms selectively receivin the 'vr/eh and cutting1 it into sheetsof di 'erent sites, and a plurality of folders and a plu' rality of forselectively racen'n inn; the folded signatures.

3d. p. ine; and folding :machine in cludiug in coinhina'tion formcylinder adapted to taire plates of different dimen-l sions around thecylinder, a plurality of out. inechani"nl` selectively receivin" the Lginto sheets of different p Qty of folders, and means for ely directing's from one of on nother of the folders and icceptacles for selectivelyre-f d signatures.. I u ting and foldin machinev in c .nihination a formcylinder plates of different dienen C cyluider, n plur ity of o it"lectively receivin the nto sheets of different d one the.

longitudinal She other of lill forni cylinder e Apates ot. differentdinien the ca lmder,i a plurality of inconnu-isms selectively'receiving' the bilit;

t transverse folder. nd

machine in y i weh and cutting it into sheets of ,different eines, atransverse folder from one of the cutting mechanisms and a longitudinalfolder receiving. sheets from either of said cutting mechanisms.

3G. A printing and folding machine including in combination a formcylinder adapted to taire plates of different dimensions around. thecylinder, a plurality of cutting mechanisms selectively receiving theWeb and cutting it into sheets of different sizes, a plurality offolders, one a transverse folder and another a longitudinal folder andmeans for selectively directing sheets from one of said cutters to oneor another of the folders.

37. A printing and folding machine in cluding in combination a formcylinder .lcluding in coinhination .a form cylinder adapted to taheplates of different di ienn sions along one direction of the cylinder, ay plurality of cutting mechanisms select. rely receivingthe wel andcutting it into sheets of different sites, a transverse folder from oneof the cutting' mechanisms and a longi tudinal folder receiving sheetsfrom the other of said cutting; mechanisms.

39 A printinap and foldinu machine Vin eluding in com mation a formcylinder adapted to taire plates of different dimensinne along onedirection of the cylinder, a pluralityof cutting mechanisms selectivelyrecel ing the rveh and cutting1 it into sheets of different einen, a'transverse folder from one of the cutting' mechanisms and longitudinalfolder roceivin i of cutt' lll cluding in combination rin cylinderadapted to taire plat erent dinucnsions along one direc l i of cylinder,a plurality of cutting' in anisnis selectively receiving the weh "no cutine" it into sheets of different folders, one a r a longitudinal etivelydirecting folder, and in lo sheets from c rnitters to one or ann l lill@I Y n n in the weh, a selectively' vvch and. cutw l l (l 'llli lllf)

